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"As his use of heroin came down, his use of alcohol escalated," added Miss Perrin.

Grimsby Magistrates' Court

"He sincerely apologises and is extremely regretful for his behaviour.

"He is extremely upset about what he has done. The people he has targeted, one is a serving police officer and the other is a paramedic.

"They are not the sort of people he would want to upset and would want to assault."

Presiding magistrate Ian Bassitt said that only a prison sentence was justified because Walker committed assaults against "public servants properly carrying out their duties" and the situation was aggravated by his previous convictions.